Mining & Materials

1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (1081+ words) Sep 21, 2026 | Rare Earth Products Understanding where rare earths show up on a WTIV matters for anyone involved in vessel procurement, newbuild scheduling, retrofit planning, or supply-chain risk assessment. The connection between a mine in Inner Mongolia and a thruster motor…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago   (1528+ words) On 18 February 2025, a tailings storage facility at Sino Metals Leach Zambia Limited gave way and released roughly 50 million litres of acidic mine waste into the Mwambashi and Kafue Rivers. The cause was attributed to internal erosion, a slow, invisible movement…...

8+ hour, 16+ min ago   (302+ words) She continued: "We believe our extended land package could possibly expand the Sunshine story beyond a single mine. As such, our announced multi-year, 45,000-meter surface exploration program represents a pivotal and promising step toward rigorously evaluating the district's multiple-mine potential....

16+ hour, 52+ min ago   (392+ words) On 15 September, the Queensland Government introduced the Mineral Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 into Parliament. The proposed amendments would change who can object to mining lease applications and how objections are considered, with potential implications for landholders and communities…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1538+ words) One email, every weekday morning. African markets, politics and business — filed from our newsroom in Rio. Yesterday’s subject line: “Nigeria just won a US$3.4 billion arbitration in Paris” Reports that Eritrea has invited its diaspora to invest in mining could…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (639+ words) One email, every weekday morning. African markets, politics and business — filed from our newsroom in Rio. Yesterday’s subject line: “Nigeria just won a US$3.4 billion arbitration in Paris” When parliamentarians from more than a hundred countries convene in Arusha in…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (817+ words) Vateris secures more than €50M in annual offtake deals and LOIs for carbon-negative minerals made from industrial CO₂....

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1249+ words) Yesterday’s subject line: “The Fed raised. Brazil cut, four hours later.” A headline number from a Durango mining congress appears to be a restatement of a study figure from November 2025. The gold price has moved a long way since. The…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (756+ words) U.S. backs a $450M Elmet investment and $150M Springer deal to rebuild domestic tungsten supply as China dominates global supply....

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (387+ words) CTV News and Komatsu have been selected by Canada Nickel Company Inc to supply the load, haul and mining support fleet equipment and associated autonomous technology for the Crawford Nickel Project in northern Ontario The announcement comes as growing demand…...